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CfA: Democracy Reloading Webinars on Youth Participation in Municipal Decisions (Deadline: 16 November 2025)

Short Description: This e-learning series helps municipalities engage young people in decision-making through tools, training, and support. The fourth webinar, “Managing Youth Participation,” will focus on financial conditions, using Erasmus+ grants, collaboration between municipal decision-makers and youth, and promoting youth participation to the wider public. Target Group: Youth workers, youth policy makers, and municipal youth

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CfA: RYDE Regional Conference – Western Balkan Youth and EU: Shaping Our Common Future (Date: 18–19 November 2025)

Short Description: The 2025 Regional Conference “Western Balkan Youth and EU: Shaping Our Common Future” brings together young people from the Western Balkans to discuss youth agency, employment, well-being, digital engagement, and environmental sustainability. Target Group: Young people, youth organizations, and stakeholders from the Western Balkans interested in democratic engagement, youth empowerment, and EU integration

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CfA: STARLIGHT 2.0 – Strategic Litigation and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Deadline: 20 November 2025)

Short Description: Building on its first edition, STARLIGHT 2.0 offers legal practitioners across the EU an advanced learning experience combining thematic and skills workshops, online legal clinics, and tailored mentorship. Participants deepen their expertise in strategic litigation, applying the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR) and CJEU case law to drive systemic change. Target Group:

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CfA: North Macedonia – Join the National Consultation Mechanism for the Reform Agenda 2024–2027 (Deadline: N/A)

Short Description: The European Policy Institute (EPI) – Skopje, as coordinator of the regional project “Monitoring Reforms and Growth in the Western Balkans” implemented in partnership with the Think for Europe Network (TEN), invites all interested CSOs, business chambers, social partners, academia, and other stakeholders in North Macedonia to express their interest in joining the

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CfA: Event Hungarian Media Investment in the Balkans – A Test for Europe’s Media Law (Date: 16 October 2025)

Short Description: This online roundtable will examine the gaps left by the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) in addressing media capture, using case studies from Slovenia and North Macedonia. Experts and journalists will discuss how Europe can better safeguard media pluralism, independence, and accountability in the face of foreign investment and influence. Target Group: Journalists,

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CfA: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2025 in Pristina (Deadline: 19 October 2025)

Short Description: BIRN invites applications for the Internet Freedom Meet 2025 (IFM 2025), taking place in Pristina, Kosovo. Now in its third edition, IFM brings together experts, activists, and professionals to explore key issues in digital rights and internet freedoms across the Western Balkans. Target Group: Digital rights activists, tech enthusiasts, academics, journalists, and engaged

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CfA: BOLD25 Balkan Regional Youth Leadership Workshop – Community Engagement in the 21st Century (Deadline: 25 October 2025)

Short Description: Bard College Center for Civic Engagement, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Serbia, invites emerging youth leaders to the BOLD25 Balkan Regional Youth Leadership Workshop. This programme combines an immersive in-person experience with an online community of practice, equipping participants with skills in leadership, community engagement, project development, and cross-cultural collaboration. Target

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CfA: Event Reclaiming Our Wellbeing – Conversations Rooted in Context, Care, and Collective Power (Date: 28 October 2025)

Short Description: In a time when civic action faces growing pressures, this session explores what decolonised wellbeing truly means—moving beyond dominant frameworks to embrace indigenous, spiritual, and collective approaches to healing and resilience. Target Group: Activists, engaged citizens, and civil society participants who are interested in exploring wellbeing, resilience, and decolonised approaches to healing. Countries:

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CfA: Regional Youth Leadership Mobility Programme (RYLMP) 2025–2026 (Deadline: 31 October 2025)

Short Description: The Regional Youth Leadership Mobility Programme invites young professionals, researchers, and activists from Albania, North Macedonia, and Serbia to join a year-long programme combining mentorship, training, regional mobility, and cross-border policy advocacy. Target Group: Young professionals, researchers, and activists aged 21–30 with citizenship and residency in Albania, North Macedonia, or Serbia, including Master’s

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CfA: Event Global Perspectives 2025 – Towards a Thriving Civil Society in Times of Uncertainty (Date: 18-20 November 2025)

Short Description: Global Perspectives 2025, the Centre’s annual flagship conference, will bring together civil society leaders, experts, and practitioners from around the world to explore how the sector can remain resilient, collaborative, and innovative in times of crisis. Target Group: Civil society leaders, activists, researchers, donors, and practitioners interested in collaboration, innovation, and civic resilience.

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CfA: “Towards Collaborative Practice”: TCP Social Innovation Lab (Deadline: 01.10.2025)

Short Description: A cross-sectoral seminar exploring the role of youth work and the Erasmus+ programme in boosting employability, social entrepreneurship, and social innovation. The event will bring together key stakeholders to discuss generational change, the future of work, and innovative approaches to youth work. Target Group: 40 participants with backgrounds in civil society, public institutions,

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CfA: RECAS Regional Fellowship – Youth Agency and New Political Imaginaries in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 3 October 2025)

Short Description: The 2025 RECAS Regional Fellowship offers the opportunity to conduct research across Southeast Europe on youth agency and democratic innovation. The program includes fieldwork, student workshops, a Policy Hackathon, and regional collaboration to explore how young people imagine and enact democratic futures amid structural and geopolitical challenges. Target Group: PhD holders or advanced

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